The Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care in Aged Care is a coursework award that aims to provide an opportunity for individuals from any professional background who are working in health related areas to deepen their knowledge base in palliative care in ageing populations within a global context. The course is designed to enable practitioners from around the world to select a series of topics built on core material that will assist them to address particular needs within their practice and employment. The course aims to bring people from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to work together in appraisal, assessment and problem-solving required of a multi-disciplinary/multi-professional team in this area. The course also aims to develop independent critical thinkers who will be able to contribute to the development of the practice of Palliative Care in Aged Care. Learning outcomes At the completion of the course, students should be able to: articulate the core course concepts of contemporary gerontology and palliative care (eg. healthy ageing and dying, life-course, generatively, loss and grief, interdisciplinary practice, ageist stereotyping) critically appraise research, ethics and professional literature in the area of palliative care and aged care critically discuss issues and recent developments related to providing end of life health care services to the ageing population critique their own learning style and identify goals and strategies in order to foster a deep approach to learning and the development of lifelong learning skills in palliative care in aged care.